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Episode 157: NES Classic Addiction

Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo return still kind of in the lull after E3. Matt has been punching Max Brass in his fist-shaped head, Ethan has been shredding monsters with the power of metal, and Ricardo is considering paying money for gems to unlock treasure chests. That, plus an SNES Classic on the way from Nintendo (with enough to sell this time they swear,) a Tumbleseed redo, and more!

Games we played:

Matt: Wolfenstein: The New Order, ARMS, Mass Effect: New Earth aka Mass Effect the Ride

Ethan: Pokemon Go, Brutal Legend

Ricardo: Clash Royale

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Nintendo announces SNES Classic releasing this September

And to answer your first question; Nintendo is making “significantly more” of them than the NES Classic

Meanwhile, SEGA releases free classic games on mobile but… some ports are poopy

Sad news; seems the cost of development on Tumbleseed may never be recouped

Sadder news; former Valve start-up, CastAR, closes its doors

Trailer trash:

Ancient Amuletor Official Launch Trailer

Arizona Sunshine Official Launch Trailer

Rugby 18 Reveal Trailer

Official Cryptark Launch Trailer

Get Even Launch Trailer

Over My Dead Body (For You) Early Access Trailer

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Episode 156: Pokemon NO

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Games we played:

Matt: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Ethan: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire,

Ricardo: Tekken 7, Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

So with E3 done, response to the show has been mixed, particularly regarding security…

GOOD NEWS CHEATING HITMEN! IO has gone independent and somehow has retained the Hitman IP!

Atari is reportedly making a new console… what?!

Pokemon Go has a new cooperative gym battling system but is anybody still playing that game? I dunno…

Trailer trash:

Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy Workout Teaser

CTRL Launch trailer

WWE 2K18 Cover Reveal Teaser

Darkest Dungeon – The Crimson Court Launch Trailer

THE ARTFUL ESCAPE | E3 2017 Reveal Trailer

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Episode 155: Yeah, We Talked About E3 2017

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The BIG E3 NEWS HOUR News Topics:
EA
A Way Out, Brothers: A Tale of 2 Cons
Battlefront 2, now with more Battlefront II

MICROSOFT
Xbox One X, abbreviation XBOX, please do not confuse S with X
The Last Night seems cool but the dev is a GamerGater
Cuphead it’s coming out they gave a date also it has levels now
Sea of Thieves still looks dope
The Darwin Project, apparently it’s better than the horrible fake esports during the presentation
Anthem looks like what Destiny should have been all along, fuck Destiny 2

BETHESDA
VFR Doom and Fallout 4
Elder Scrolls card game
The Evil Within 2
Crazy insane Wolfenstein 2 trailer on LSD

UBISOFT
Mario+Rabbids + XCOM
Assassin’s Creed (Now with even more Tom Clancy/Far Cry/Dark Souls!!!!)
Transference, Elijah Wood is making Black Mirror for your VR in 2018
Skull and Bones (Pirates are fun!)
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL 2, IT’S REALLY HAPPENING (or is it?)

SONY
The Pre Show had more cool stuff than the main show?
Uncharted, ladies edition
Horizon Zero Dawn DLC
Days Gone, still… kinda drawing a blank on any feelings for this game
Monster Hunter World, and Ricardo and Ethan just had their bean freaked
Some PSVR stuff that I don’t remember, except for the Redwall (Moss) one
Shadow of the Colossus HD HD
WWII and Call of Duty, for the first time together again at last!
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, a story from the people who brought you SFV story mode (no fighting shown)
Detroit, AKA David Cage still doesn’t understand stories
God of War, dad of war
Destiny 2, old news Anthem is the new thing
Spiderman, quick time events ala 2010!

NINTENDO
KIRBY, it’s a reboot?
YOSHI, also a reboot
Metroid Prime 4, it’s a logo! HAPPY NOW?!
Fire Emblem Warriors
Zelda DLC
Rocket League on Switch
Super Mario Odyssey, MARIO IS A DEMON WHO POSSESSES ALL THINGS

Trailer trash SPECIAL E3 EDITION:
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Griftlands
Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Super Mario Odyssey
A Way Out
The Evil Within 2
Beyond Good and Evil 2
Monster Hunter World
God of War
Skull and Bones
Battlefront 2
Undertale PS4
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite
The Last Night
Sonic Forces
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

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Episode 154: Gotta Whack these Nekkers

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Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo return for a big episode with lots of news and trailers! Don’t worry, there’s a lot of good stuff in this episode! Matt thinks AR is better than VR, Ethan has been perfecting his splash, and Ricardo is fighting everywhere and all the time.

Games we played:

Matt: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Ethan: Neir: Automata, Magikarp Jump, Plague Inc: Evolved

Ricardo: Tekken 7, SFV

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

VR coming to Apple thanks to partnership with SteamVR

Lord of the Gimmicky Things: Apparently Peter Jackson’s studio is making AR stuff?

*Here’s a clever Breaking Bad reference because I totally watched that show* VR experience in the works from Sony

YouTube continues to slowly specify what kind of content faces demonetization

Classic Games Selection vs. Virtual Console (and Nintendo’s Online service plans)

You just need $100 to self-publish on Steam Direct…

Trailer trash:

Monument Valley 2 – Announcement Trailer

Moon Hunters – Official Xbox One Launch Trailer

Theseus – Official Reveal Trailer

Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Announce Trailer

Armed with Wings: Rearmed – Launch Trailer

Serial Cleaner – Exclusive Story And Challenge Mode Reveal Trailer

They Are Billions – Official Trailer

Need for Speed Payback

Sonic Mania Pre-Order Trailer

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

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Episode 153: Show me your Tamagatchi

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The whole gang is back to talk about all the video games we’ve been playing, and it’s a lot! Matt’s been on a journey, Ethan has found multiple games that will kill him repeatedly, and Ricardo’s been playing a ~~children’s~~ adult’s card game! That plus Monster Hunter double crosses Nintendo, Blizzard is making phone games, and we talk about that there new Far Cry that done got announced. Plus we all time travel to 2014.

Games we played:

Matt: Overwatch, Old Man’s Journey, Dead Cells, PLAYER UNKNOWN’S Battlegrounds

Ethan: Dead Cells, Injustice 2, PLAYER UNKNOWN’S Battlegrounds

Ricardo: Injustice 2, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Overwatch Skins issues

MONSTER HUNTER ON SWITCH: the announcement driving largest rise in Nintendo stock in 8 years

Unsurprisingly, Nintendo gearing up for a big manufacturing push for Switch

Blizzard hiring for potential mobile project? What could it be?

Update: Hitman is NOT DEAD. Searching for “new steward” to lead the franchise

Trailer trash:

Angry Birds Evolution

Deliriant – Official Launch Trailer

Quarantine – Official Launch Trailer

Neighborhorde – Official Release Trailer

Million Onion Hotel – Trailer

Monster Hunter XX Switch Trailer

Far Cry 5 – Announcement Trailer

Far Cry 5 is about living under fear in America

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Episode 152: Destiny Dads

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With Ricardo mysteriously absent Matt and Ethan recruit Parker to help us parse through all the new Destiny news that just launched! Matt gets emotional during a credits sequence, Parker is looking at his dog in whole new ways (not in a gross way, you sicko), and Ethan—and this is not a joke—takes off his pants. That plus plenty of Destiny news, The Witcher on Netflix, weird Squirtles, and possibly the worst Larry the Cable guy impression you’ve heard.

Games we played:

Matt: Nier Automata is DONE, Dead Cells

Ethan: Injustice 2

Parker: The Last Guardian, Breath of the Wild

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Destiny 2 on PC! On…Blizzard client?

The Witcher is coming to Netflix near you. I can’t watch any other TV until I finish watching this

Red Dead Redemption is delayed!

Squirtle in Build-A-Bear. Looks weird

Trailer trash:

Destiny 2 Cinematic Trailer

Old Man’s Journey Launch Trailer

Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island

Lawbreakers PS4 Reveal Trailer

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Episode 151: IO, You…

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Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Laurentius once again as he tells us what he’s been up to in Mass Effect Andromeda! Matt is on his third run through Nier Automata, Ethan talks about heartburn, Ricardo advertises heartburn remedies, and Laurent forms a SQUAD. That, plus the news that no Remedy will save Alan Wake, ZeniMax is on a lawsuit roll, and the sad news of IO Interactive’s sale from SquareEnix.

Games we played:

Matt: Nier: Automata

Ethan: Breath of the Wild

Ricardo: Overwatch, Marvel Puzzle Quest

Laurentius: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Squad v. Alpha 1.9

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

The ZeniMax vs. John Carmack scandal thickens as ZeniMax goes after Samsung’s Gear VR

FEEL BAD; Square Enix drops Hitman developer, IO Interactive…

FEEL GOOD; PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds raises nearly a quarter million dollars for Gamers Outreach

There might be a Legend of Zelda title coming to phones

I Am A Sleep; the day Alan Wake died

Phantom Dust remastered is free?

Trailer trash:

Official Injustice 2 Gameplay Launch Trailer

Tokyo 42 Multiplayer Trailer

Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Zombies Timeline Trailer

A Walk in the Dark Official Announcement Trailer

Ad Infinitum Official Reveal Trailer

Rakuen Release Date Trailer

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Episode 150: Hot Dog Squad

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Amber joins Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo this week to update us on the 70 hours she’s poured into Persona 5. Matt and Ethan took a trip together to murder island, and Ricardo’s been just doing raccoon things. Matt continues to talk about but not really say much about Nier: Automata, Ethan hates sneaking missions, Amber joins up with murderous mystical foxes, and Ricardo almost misses trailer trash.

Games we played:

Matt: PLAYERUNKOWN’S Battlegrounds, NieR: Automata

Ethan: PLAYERUNKOWN’S Battlegrounds, Breath of the Wild

Ricardo: Marvel Heroes Omega (Closed Beta)

Amber: Persona 5

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Longtime Persona series director, Katsura Hashino, leaves the series to start new project

Renowned modder gets the Nintendo PlayStation up and running

Speaking of mods, the 2D Breath of the Wild fan game is just the latest fan game that Nintendo has shut down

Life is Beautiful; Deadly Premonition returns as a board game

Trailer trash:

SFV – Ed Reveal Trailer